N & W Railroad Overlook - elev. 1151' (Milepost 107.0)

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	N & W Railroad Overlook - elev. 1151' (Milepost 107.0)

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Overlook Description

Crews laid the first rails through this region of the Blue Ridge in 1852. The line from Lynchburg, Va., to Bristol, Tenn., was completed in 1856. The present N & W results from two receiverships in the late 1880s.

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Excerpt adaptations from Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 1 (by William G. Lord), Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Volume 2 (by William G. Lord), Guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway - 3rd Edition (by Victoria Logue, Frank Logue, and Nicole Blouin). Copyright 1981 by the American Chestnut Foundation. Reprint by permission of Menasha Ridge Press.

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